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ATENT OFFICE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,152, dated December15, 1891.

Application iiled May 7,1891. Serial M1391 ,946. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOEL S. BLOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Napa, Napa county, State of California, have invented anImprovement in lVashing-Machines; and I hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the class of washing-machines; and it consistsin the novel construction and arrangement of casing, presser, andplunger hereinafter fully described, and specifically' pointed out inthe claim.

The object of my invention is to provide fora circulation of the waterin the casing in such a manner that it will be driven around, under, andbehind the clothes, thoroughly permeating them, and by its forceproducing in the mass a turning and agitation verybeneficial to thecleansing procs.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanationof my invention, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of mywashing-machine. Fig. 2 is a View of the presser D. Fig. 3 is a planView of the machine.

A is the casing of my washing-machine. lVithin it is a false bottom B,so situated as to leave a passage ct under it, extending the wholelength of the casing. At one end this passage communicates with the mainbody of the casing through an opening b and at the other end throughanother opening b', the former being the inlet and the latter the exit,the latter opening having an upward and backward curve to direct thewater upwardly against the clothes in an unbroken stream. Vithin thecasing, at the end where the inlet-opening b is situated, is ahorizontal plate C, which forms with the bottom B and the sides of thecasing a plunger-chamber c.

D is the presser, consisting of a suitable open frame-work, here shownas formed of a series of upright slats, the ends of which are open orspaced to provide for the free passage of the water. From the back ofthis presser extends a stern d, on the rear end `of which is secured theplunger E.

F is a rock-shaft fitted with a handle G and I having adownwardly-extending crankarm f, which plays freely through a slot d inthe stem CZ.

At the presser end of the casing may be fixed an abutment-plate H, oftapered form, having its inner wall inclined upwardly and inwardly, soas to overhang. This plato H causes the clothes, which are pressedagainst its inclined wall, to drop away from the same when the presseris moved away, and thereby prevents the clothes sticking to the plate.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The clothes are placed inthe casing in front of the presser. As the presser is drawn back theplunger enters the chamber c and drives the water before it into theinlet-opening l) of passage d, and through said passage to the otherend. It thence rises through exit-opening b and meets the mass ofclothes from behind and below, thoroughly saturating and permeating themand moving and turning them over, in fact producing a beneficialloosening-up and agitation of themass. The presser then comes forwardand squeezes the clothes, the water passing through it freely. Then thepresser withdraws and the plunger forces more water around behind theclothes,

again turning them over and loosening them up. Thus a constant andbeneficial agitation is maintained, which thoroughly cleanses withoutinjuring the clothes.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved washiugmachine consisting JOEL S. BLOOD.

Vitnesses:

WILLIAM PEAsLEE, ENGA CHEIsTIANsEN, W. E. DEwEEsE.

